WHETHER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WHETHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHETHER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHETHER is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHETHER
No single letter turns WHETHER into another word.
How WHETHER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHETHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369 thousand.
What does WHETHER mean in Scrabble?
conjunction
Used to introduce a choice between alternatives or an indirect question.
Whether often pairs with or not, and it is the word to choose over if when a clause follows a preposition. Writers also use it to say that something holds in every case, as in whether it rains or shines.
How WHETHER is used
Whether introduces indirect questions and alternatives in everyday and formal English.
- I wonder whether she received the letter.
- We will go whether it rains or not.
- The question is whether the plan can work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHETHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WHETHER
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Common questions about WHETHER
- Is WHETHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHETHER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHETHER worth?
- WHETHER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHETHER mean?
- Used to introduce a choice between alternatives or an indirect question.
- What letters can be added to WHETHER?
- No single letter can be added to WHETHER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHETHER:
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